Transport and streets

• New electric vehicle charging bays proposed for city centre

  19 June 2023

  2 minute read

  NEW on-street electric vehicle charging bays are set to be introduced across the city centre later this year.

• Clean Air Day comes to city’s schools

  16 June 2023

  4 minute read

  SCHOOLS in neighbours across Leicester are running environmental events focusing on tackling traffic pollution and encourage sustainable travel.

• Bus partnership celebrates first year of progress

  25 May 2023

  2 minute read

  A PIONEERING partnership between local bus operators and Leicester City Council has already made 75 per cent of its planned improvements to services and routes within its first year.

• Overnight road closures planned for resurfacing work

  25 May 2023

  2 minute read

  PART of Leicester’s busy inner ring road will be subject to overnight closures for up to four days next week for essential resurfacing works.

• Go traffic-free every month with Open Streets

  23 May 2023

  1 minute read

  FREE events that make the most of Leicester’s people-friendly streets and spaces will be on offer in Leicester this weekend, as the city council’s regular Open Streets series returns.

• Improvement work planned for walking and cycling route

  18 May 2023

  1 minute read

  A POPULAR route for walkers and cyclists is to be widened and resurfaced in the latest phase of improvements.

• New 20mph zone begins in city’s Western ward

  18 May 2023

  1 minute read

  WORK is complete on a new 20mph zone in a residential area near a school in a Leicester neighbourhood.

• New one-way system installed at Frisby Road Area

  17 May 2023

  1 minute read

  A NEW one-way traffic system is coming into effect in residential streets in part of the city’s North Evington ward at the end of May.

• Road closures ahead as work on busy FiveWays junction continues

  6 April 2023

  2 minute read

  WORK on a major programme of improvements to one of Leicester’s most confusing junctions enters a new phase this month.

• Free electric bus service ready to hop around the shops

  28 March 2023

  3 minute read

  A FREE electric bus service that will connect transport hubs with key destinations in Leicester city centre will be launched next week, making it much easier for people – especially those with mobility difficulties – to get around.

• Melton Road resurfacing to take place over Easter break

  28 March 2023

  2 minute read

  RESURFACING work is due to be carried out on a section of one of the busiest routes into Leicester from this weekend.

• One-day road closure planned ahead of improvement works

  23 March 2023

  2 minute read

  A BUSY junction in the north-west of the city will be closed to traffic this weekend as improvements works begin.